Climbing device.



R. LABORDA.

` CLIMBING DEVICE. APPLlcATloN man ocT. 15. 1914.

Patented July 27, 1915.

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R. LABORDA.

CLIMBING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED ocT. 15. 1914.

Eatented July 27, 1915.

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BlCI-IARD LABURDA, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH T0 PETER CUELLAS, `0F SAN FRANCSCO, CALIFORNIA.

yCLIUMEBING? DEVICE.

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Specification of Letters-Patent.

Patented July'?, 19.115.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, RICHARD LABORDA, a subject of the King of Spain, residing in the city of Oalrland,county of Alameda, and

State of California, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Climbing Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to climbing devices wherein a climbing wheel operates in conjunction with a driving wheel and a suspended rope, and a bandbrake arranged to control the descent of the device; and the objects of my invention are first, to provide improved means for elevating a person or weight by pulling on the lower end of the suspended rope; second, to provide an improved device suspended from a suspended rope that maybe caused to ascend the rope by pulling on the lower end thereof; and third, to provide improved means that will release Vthe climbing wheel from the driving wheel when the Vlower yend of the rope is pulled to a certain position.

I accomplish these several features by means of the device illustrated in the drawings forming a part of the present specification, wherein like characters of reference are used to designate .similar parts throughout the said specification and drawings and in which- Figure 1 is a brokensectional view of the device disclosing the manner in which the climbing wheel is engaged by the suspended rope, the man-ner in which the climbing wheel is engaged bythe driving wheel, and the ymanner in which the lower end of the suspended rope operates the driving wheel.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device disclosing the arrangement of the climbing wheel, the driving wheel, the ratchet and the band brake. Fig. 3 isa'Vview similar to Fig. 1 but disclosing the 'manner in which the ratchet and the lclimbing wheel vsecured thereto, is released from the pawls and the manner in which the `pawl on the driving wheel engages the .stationary .pawl and op crates the :band brake. Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view through the band brake, the climbing wheel, .the ratchet and the driving wheel, disclosing also the spring in the driving wheel by means of which the said driving wheel is Vnormally returned *to a .position where it may rengage the climbf ing wheel. Fig. 5 is a view of the rewind spring.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 is used to designate a 'tubular frame hav,- ing secured thereto an 'open frame 2 within which is rotatably mounted a shaft 3. Rotatably mounted upon the shaft 3 is what I term a driving wheel 4. 'Pivotally mounted upon the said driving wheel 4 is a spring controlled pawl 5 adapted to 'engage a ratchet 6 that is secured to the shaft 3. A second pawl Tis rotatably mounted upon a short shaft *8 secured to the upper Eportion of the open frame 2, said pawl being arranged t0 engage the ratchet 'G on the shaft 3.

At 9, in Figs. 1 and 2 ofthe drawings, the ends of a band brake 10 are secured to the shaft 8 so that when the pawl '7 is released from the ratchet 6, the said shaft oscrllates and causes band brake 10 `to rengage the periphery of the band wheel l'which is secured to the shaft 3. Also secured to the shaft 3 and between the band wheel `12 and the ratchet 6 is a climbing wheel 14. A suspended rope 15 passes over a 'pulley 1'6 rotatably mounted within the `open frarne -2 and after taking a turn around the climbing wheel L14 `passes around a :pulley l?? rotatably mounted upon the lowerle'nd of the-tubular frame 1. Afte'r passingaround fthe pulley 1'7 the rope 15 passes over the pulley 18 which is secured to thei lower eridogfv-a Irope 19 which is secured to fthe periphery of the driving wheel 4. p

The driving wheel 4 is provided with a coil spring 25 one end of which is secured to a pin 22 on `the Iopen fra-me 2 while the other end of the said -sprilng ils secured Eto a pin 23 on the wheel 4. The sp'ring25 l'normally returns the driving wheel y4 t9 the normal position indicated 'in F ig. 1 of the drawings.

The operation is as follows-z By pulling downward o'n the lower end of the rope 15 the said rope in Vturn pulls the pulley 18 the rope 19 downward also, thereby rotating the driving wheel 4 against the tension of the spring 25 and'also .causing the pawl 5 thereon to engage the ratchet .f6 and `rotate lthe shaft 3 and ythe climbing wheel `114 thereon. As `the climbing wheel 14 rotates, the device is carried fupward .lon fthe `suspended rope 15. Before J.the pulley 1:8

reaches the position indicated fin' Fig. 53 `olf the drawings, the lowerend of the'rope 15 is released. -The spring 25 will return the wheel 4 to the normal position shown in Fig.1of the drawings and simultaneously the pawl 7 will engage the ratchet 6 and pre- .vent the said ratchet 6 and the climbing wheel 14 from rotating backward, until the pawl 5 again engages the ratchet 6 when the lower. end of the rope l5 is again pulled downward. The above described operation is repeated until the desired height is attained.

A1n order to lower the device the lower end of the rope 15 isypulled downward until the pulley 18 reaches a position shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. In this position it will be ,noted that the pawl 5V will disengage the VI claim as new and desire to pawl 7 vfrom the ratchet 6 while the eXtension 5 of the pawl 5 will be engaged by that portion of the pawl 7 on the shaft S which Vwill also cause the pawl 5 to be disengaged .from the ratchet 6.

By pulling downward on the lower end of the rope 15 the wheel 4 will tend to rotate and in so doing will cause the extension 5 ofthe pawl 5 to be engaged by the pawl 7 and to further raise the said pawl 5 and also Ythe pawl 7 which is rigidly secured to the shaft'B. YAs the pawl 7 is raised, it causes the shaft8 topartially rotate and thereby tighten the band brake 10 on the band wheel 12. Byv means of the friction occasioned tivelyconnected to the suspended rope and adapted to engage and partially rotate the climbing wheelfwhenpthe lower end of the suspended rope is pulled downward.

2. A climbing device comprising a suspended rope; a climbing'wheel arranged to engage the rope; and a driving wheel operatively connected to the suspended rope and adapted to engage and partially rotate the climbing wheel when the lower end of the lsuspended rope is pulled downward; and

means adapted to normally prevent a return movement of the climbing wheel.

3. A climbing device comprising a suspended rope; a climbing wheel arranged to engage the rope; aA driving wheel operatively connected to the suspended rope and adapted to engage and partially rotate the climbing wheel when the lower end of the suspended rope is pulled downward; means adapted to normally prevent a return movement of the climbing wheel; and means adapted to return the driving wheel to a normal position.

4. A climbing device comprising a suspended rope; a climbing wheel arranged to engage the rope; a driving wheel operatively connected to the suspended rope and adapted to engage and partially rotate the climbing wheel when the lower end of the suspended rope is pulled downward; a suitable ratchet secured to the climbing wheel;

and means adapted to normally prevent areturn movement of the said climbing wheel.

5. A climbing device comprising a suspended rope; a climbing wheel arranged to engage the rope; a driving wheel operatively connected to the suspended rope and adapted to engage and partially rotate the climbing wheel when the lower end of the suspended rope is pulled downward; a suitable ratchet secured to the climbing wheel; and a suitable pawl adapted to engage the ratchet and to prevent a return movement thereof.

6. A climbing device comprising a suspended rope; a climbing wheel arranged to engage the rope; a ratchet secured to the climbing wheel; a driving wheel operatively connected to the suspended rope; a pawl on the driving wheel adapted to normally engage the ratchet and partially rotate the climbing wheel when the lower end of the suspended rope is pulled downward; a second pawl adapted to normally engage the ratchet and to prevent a return movement thereof; and means arranged to return the driving wheel to a normal position.

7. A climbing device comprising a sus pended rope; a climbing wheel arranged to engage the rope; a ratchet secured to the climbing wheel; a driving wheel operatively connected to the suspended rope; a pawl on the driving wheel adapted to normally engage the ratchet and partially rotate the climbing wheel when the lower end of the suspended rope is pulled downward; a second pawl adapted to normally engage the ratchet and to prevent a return movement thereof; and a suitable spring secured to the driving wheel and arranged to return the said driving wheel to' a normal position.

8. In a climbing device the combination of a frame; a shaft rotatably mounted within the frame; a climbing wheel secured to the shaft; a ratchet secured to the shaft; a driving wheel rotatably mounted upon the shaft; a spring within the driving wheel arranged to return the said wheel to a normal position; a pawl pivotally mounted upon the. driving wheel and adapted to engage the ratchet secured to the climbing wheel; a second pawl rotatably mounted upon the frame and arranged to normally engage the ratchet; a band wheel secured to the shaft; a brake band operatively connected to the second pawl and arranged to engage the band wheel; and a suspended rope operatively connected to the climbing and driving Wheels and adapted to partially rotate the driving wheel and cause the pawl thereon to engage the ratchet and partially rotate the climbing wheel when the lower end of the suspended rope is pulled downward.

9. In a climbing device the combination of a frame; a shaft rotatably mounted within the frame; a climbing wheel secured to the shaft; a ratchet secured to the shaft; a driving wheel rotatably mounted upon the shaft; a spring within the driving wheel arranged to return the said wheel to a normal position; a pawl pivotally mounted upon the driving wheel and adapted to engage the ratchet secured to the climbing wheel; a second pawl; rotatably mounted upon the frame and arranged to normally engage the ratchet; a band wheel secured to the shaft; a brake band operatively connected to the second pawl and arranged to engage the band wheel; a suspended rope operatively connected to the climbing` and driving wheels and adapted to partially rotate the driving wheel and cause the pawl thereon to engage the ratchet and partially rotate the climbing wheel when the lower end of the suspended rope is pulled downward; and to release both pawls and to cause the band brake to engage the periphery of the band wheel when the lower end of the suspended rope is pulled a certain distance.

10. In a climbing device the combination of a suitable frame; a shaft rotatably mounted within the frame; a climbing wheel secured to the shaft; a ratchet secured to the shaft; a band wheel secured to the shaft; a pawl rotatably mounted upon the frame and adapted to normally engage the ratchet; a band brake operatively connected to the pawl and adapted to engage the periphery of the band wheel when the pawl is released from the ratchet; a driving wheel rotatably mounted upon the shaft; a pawl, having an extension thereto, pivotally mounted upon the driving wheel and adapted to normally engage the ratchet; a suitable spring operatively connected to the frame and to the driving wheel and arranged to return the said wheel to a normal position; and a suspended rope operatively connected to the driving and climbing wheels and adapted to partially rotate the driving wheel against the tension of the spring, and cause the pawl thereon to engage the ratchet and rotate the climbing wheel, and to cause the extension on the pawl on the driving wheel to be disengaged from the ratchet and to disengage the first mentioned pawl from the ratchet and thereby cause the band brake to engage the periphery of the band wheel when the lower end of the suspended rope is pulled downward to a certain position.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

,RICHARD LABORDA. Witnesses:

KARL F. SCHULTZ, JAMES F. MCCUE.

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